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William Blair & Company

William Blair & Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $34.9B
1-Year Est. Return 18.88%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-13.3%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+563.35%
AUM
$13.7B
AUM Growth
-$2.6B
Cap. Flow
-$222M
Cap. Flow %
-1.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.6%
Holding
1,859
New
191
Increased
555
Reduced
650
Closed
205

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$55.6M
2
EFA icon
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
+$22.8M
3
ULTA icon
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
+$22.1M
4
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$22M
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$21.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$73.7M
2
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$46M
3
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$45.8M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$32.9M
5
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$31.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.75%
2 Healthcare 18.42%
3 Financials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.45%
5 Industrials 9.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FFEU
1551
DELISTED
Barclays ETN+ FI Enhanced Europe 50 ETN Series C
FFEU
$7K ﹤0.01%
+95
New +$7.83K
USLB
1552
DELISTED
Invesco Russell 1000 Low Beta Equal Weight ETF
USLB
$7K ﹤0.01%
+250
New +$7.68K
GCVRZ
1553
DELISTED
Sanofi Contingent Value Rights
GCVRZ
$7K ﹤0.01%
14,032
– –
EBND icon
1554
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
EBND
$2.27B
$6K ﹤0.01%
229
+225
+5,625% +$5.9K
FBT icon
1555
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
$2.75B
$6K ﹤0.01%
50
-15
-23% -$2.05K
PSI icon
1556
Invesco Semiconductors ETF
PSI
$2.47B
$6K ﹤0.01%
+438
New +$6.88K
SCHV
1557
Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF
SCHV
$16.1B
$6K ﹤0.01%
387
+75
+24% +$1.33K
SMOG icon
1558
VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF
SMOG
$132M
$6K ﹤0.01%
115
– –
TNA icon
1559
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x ETF
TNA
$1.45B
$6K ﹤0.01%
+150
New +$9.16K
DXD icon
1560
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
DXD
$37.8M
$5K ﹤0.01%
+30
New +$4.79K
EWZS icon
1561
iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF
EWZS
$224M
$5K ﹤0.01%
+350
New +$4.91K
SPXL icon
1562
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
$7.38B
$5K ﹤0.01%
+150
New +$6.4K
SPYG icon
1563
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SPYG
$54.4B
$5K ﹤0.01%
163
-125
-43% -$4.37K
STIP icon
1564
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF
STIP
$15.8B
$5K ﹤0.01%
48
– –
TGB
1565
Trekor Metals
TGB
$3.11B
$5K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
VRNT
1566
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$5K ﹤0.01%
+218
New +$5.01K
VTWV icon
1567
Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF
VTWV
$1.31B
$5K ﹤0.01%
50
– –
IDLB
1568
DELISTED
Invesco FTSE International Low Beta Equal Weight ETF
IDLB
$5K ﹤0.01%
+180
New +$4.89K
PZI
1569
DELISTED
Invesco Zacks Micro Cap ETF
PZI
$5K ﹤0.01%
292
– –
AIA icon
1570
iShares Asia 50 ETF
AIA
$4.71B
$4K ﹤0.01%
66
– –
NORW icon
1571
Global X MSCI Norway ETF
NORW
$87.6M
$4K ﹤0.01%
198
– –
RSPS icon
1572
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
RSPS
$256M
$4K ﹤0.01%
+175
New +$4.43K
RSPU icon
1573
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF
RSPU
$530M
$4K ﹤0.01%
+92
New +$4.17K
RSPT icon
1574
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF
RSPT
$5.77B
$4K ﹤0.01%
+280
New +$4.24K
SCJ icon
1575
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
$262M
$4K ﹤0.01%
55
– –
61 62
63
64 65

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, William Blair & Company held 1,859 positions worth $13.7B, down 16% from $16.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2018 filing shows 191 new, 555 increased, 650 reduced and 205 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 352,000 shares worth $54.9M. The largest sale was Praxair Inc, an estimated $73.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2018 buy was Linde: 352,000 shares worth $54.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in Q4 2018, an estimated $22.8M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Red Hat Inc, cutting an estimated $46M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Praxair Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $73.7M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $13.7B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • William Blair & Company opened 191 new positions and closed 205 in Q4 2018.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $13.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.